Sanitary spoon.



C. 0. HALL.

SANITARY SPOON- APPLICATION men NOV. 24. I913.

1 ,ZQOAQ'O. Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

WI T NESSE 8 ATTOR/VE V51 UNITED STATES CHARLES o. HALL,

on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SANITARY SPOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed November 24, 1913. Serial No". 802,615.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES O. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Spoons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sanitary spoons, intended, more especially, for use in icepream parlors, public restaurants, and the ike.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap spoon which may be used once, and then thrown away; and to accomplish this I slit a paper blank, slit to the required form from a piece of paper in one operation, then subject one portion of the blank to the action of dies to form the bowl, and roll the other portion of the blank to make a cylindrical handle.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 3 shows the blank before it is rolled, and Figs. 1 and 2 show the complete spoon. Fig. 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is an end view of the handle with band fastening, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the end of the handle held together with a clip.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 is the bowl, 2 the handle, and 3 a band of paper wrapped around the end of the handle to hold the edges in proper position. The extent to which the edges of the blank are overlapped is shown in Fig. 1 by dotted line. Preferably the blanks are cut from paper having some degree of stiffness and elasticity. The bowl portion is then subjected to the action of dies to make it hollow. The flaring portion of the handle is then rolled so that the edges come together, one over the other, as indicated in Fig. 1. band or ring of paper is slipped over the outer end of the handle, and the elasticity of the sides of the handle which tend to open will then hold the parts in place, no other holding means being required. Instead of securing the ner indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, they may be held by a clip, as indicated at 4 in Fig. 5, or, s5

they may be stitched or otherwise fastened together.

What I claim is: 1. A paper blank for a spoon sides of the handle in the manhaving a bowl portion and a handle portion tapered from the outer end inwardly and adapted to be rolled upon itself to form a handle.

2. A paper blank having a hollow bowl portion and ahandle portion tapered from the outer end inwardly and adapted to be rolled upon itself to form a handle.

3. The method of making a sanitary spoon consisting in first cutting a blank from suitable paper, said blank having a bowl'portion and a handle portion, tapered from the outer end inwardly and then rolling the sides of the handle portion to make the handle.

4. The method of making a sanitary spoon consisting in first cutting a blank from suitable paper, said blank having a bowl portion and a handle portion, tapered from the outer end inwardly then subjecting the bowl portion to the action of dies to make it hollow, then rolling the sides of the handle portion to make the handle.

5. The method of making a sanitary spoon consisting in first cutting a blank from suitable paper, said blank having a bowl portion and a flaring handle portion, then subjecting the bowl portion to the action of dies to make it hollow, then rolling-the sides of the handle portion to make a cylindrical handle, and then slipping a band over the end to hold the parts in position.

6. A blank for a spoon havinga bowl portion and a handle portion, tapered from the outer end inwardly the latter having substantially unbroken lines and adapted to be rolled upon itself to form a handle.

7. A blank for a spoon having a bowl portion and a handle portion, tapered from the outer end inwardly the latter having substantially unbroken lines, and being adapted to be rolled upon itself to form a handle, and the bowl portion being so constructed that the rolling of the handle portion tends to concave the bowl portion.

8. A paper blank for a spoon having an elliptical bowl portion and a handle portion tapered from the outer end inwardly and adapted to be rolled upon itself to form a handle.

9. A paper blank having an elliptical bowl iportion and a handle portion tapered from the outer end inwardly and adapted to be rolled upon itself to form a handle.

' 10. The method of making a sanitary spoon consisting in first cutting a blank from suitable paper, said blank having an elliptical bowl portion and a handle portion tapered from the outer end inwardly, then subjecting the bowl portion to the action of dies to make it hollow, then rolling the sides 5 of the handle portion to make the handle.

In Witness whereof the inventor has hereunto set his hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, at New York in the county and State of New York, this 15th day of November, 1913.

CHARLES O. HALL. In presence of RALPH JULIAN SAcHERs, BERTHA M. KELLY.

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